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Four Pakistani sailors freed from Somali pirates due home today
Hania Amir•October 4, 2026• 1 min read
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Quick Read“Four Pakistani sailors freed after more than five months in captivity aboard a tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are scheduled to return to Karachi on Sunday, a day later than previously announced, tr…”
The four sailors, Yasir Khan, Aqeel Khan, Amin bin Shams and Usman Ghani, are booked on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET694 from Addis Ababa, scheduled to arrive at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 4, Arab News.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday the four sailors would arrive in Karachi on Saturday following efforts by Pakistan’s Foreign Office and its embassy in Djibouti to secure their return.
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